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Transitional Syria: Islamic Elites vs. Secular Other

Transitional Syria: Islamic Elites vs. Secular Other

Since the beginning of 2025, with Ahmad al-Sharaa assuming leadership of the transitional phase in Syria, the country has entered a decisive turning point in restructuring its political and cultural institutions. The previous People’s Assembly was dissolved, the role of...

Mount Hermon: Israel’s Strategic Vantage Point and Diplomatic Asset

Mount Hermon: Israel’s Strategic Vantage Point and Diplomatic Asset

Mount Hermon, also known as the “Mountain of Snow,” continues to represent a strategic focal point of immense importance in the Middle East conflict equation. Its geographical position, stretching across Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine, along with its towering elevation exceeding...

Sectarian Identity in Syria in Search of Safety

Sectarian Identity in Syria in Search of Safety

The issue of sectarian and ethnic identity in Syria continues to strongly assert itself amid persistent political, economic, and security crises. Although Syrians lived for decades within a wide spectrum of religious and ethnic diversity, the consequences of war and...

The Theology of Political Purity in Syria: Takfir of Modernity

The Theology of Political Purity in Syria: Takfir of Modernity

Societies coming out of wars and authoritarian breakdowns often reconstruct their political discourse through tools of exclusion. In Syria today, this phenomenon manifests in what can be called “ideologized exclusion.” This refers to the creation of systematic narratives designed to...

New Syria’s Diplomatic Gamble in Washington

New Syria’s Diplomatic Gamble in Washington

Between 18 and 22 September 2025, relations between Syria’s new government and the United States witnessed a marked diplomatic shift. A series of official contacts and initiatives were launched to open dialogue on long-standing American sanctions, including the “Caesar Act”....

Syria, Iraq in Talks Over Detained Iraqi Fighters

Syria, Iraq in Talks Over Detained Iraqi Fighters

Baghdad, Iraq - Syrian and Iraqi officials have held talks in recent weeks over the fate of Iraqi fighters detained in Syrian prisons, a Syrian security source told +963 on Monday. The detainees, the source said, were captured during the...

Divided Syrian Elites in the Face of Sectarian Violence

Divided Syrian Elites in the Face of Sectarian Violence

Syria’s transition under Ahmad al-Sharaa has opened a political vacuum and exposed a fragile state stripped of its former institutions. The collapse of central authority – coupled with simmering sectarian and ethnic tensions – has fuelled outbreaks of communal and...

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